Improvement in brush and mop holders



P. OBRIAN 8L L. W. BAKER.

Improvement in Brush apd Mop Holders.

No. 130,859, 'Patented Aug.27,1s72.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrrcE.

PATRICK OBRIAN, OF NEWYORK, N.. Y., AND CHARLES L. W. BAKER, OFHARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO EDWARD J. EMMONS, OF NEW YORK CITY;ASSIGNOR TO KATE H. LOWBER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENTIN BRUSH AND MOP HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,859, dated August27, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that we PATRICK OBRIAN, of

i the city and county of N ew York, and State of New York, and CHARLES-L. W. BAKER, of the city and county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Brush, Broom, and Mop Holders; and to enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same we will proceed to describe, referring tothe drawing, in which the same letters indicate like parts in each ofthe figures.

This improvement relates to devices connect ed to the handle so that abrush, broom, mop, or sponge, or other scouring implement may beiirmlysecured in its meshes or clasp, and yet be easily and quicklyreleased therefrom. The nature of this invention consists in thepeculiar construction of the devices so as to render 'them moreperfectly adapted for the above purposes.

Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is an end view.

In the accompanying drawing, a is a metal ferrule having a coarsescrewthread, b, formed therein. The ring-nut c has a screw-threadthereon, fitted to and works on the threaded ferrule a, having link earsd on' each side, one opposite the other, to receive the hook or linkends e of the clamping-arms. The link ears d of the ring-nut c show theears formed on one side of the center thereof, which, it is believed,will cause the mechanism to work more freely and facilitate in themanufacture. The screw ferrule, a is secured rmly to the handle g.Y h isan elongated bracket secured to the screwferruled end of the handle byscrew "i, so as to allow it to rotate freely thereon. The slottedopening k in the face of this bracket is 0f a circular or curve form,and a little shorter curve near each end of the bracket, so that whenthe clamp portionm of the clamp comes onto the fabric or other materialplaced between it and the bracket, the clamp will occupy about a centralposition lengthwise over the face of the bracket by the cam action ofone side of the curveslots, and firmly and securely hold the fabrics orother material in the desired position. The length of the clamp m ismade about equal to the whole length of the bracket h. The ends n ofthis clamp are bent nearly at right angle with the clamp m, and againbent nearly into right angle with the arms o, these arms being bentcurve-form and drawn together, and having a hook or link,e, formed ontheir ends, which connects it with the ears of the ring-nut c. r is anarm projecting from the side and near the center of the bracket, and isprovided with a dog, s, by means of which, when the nut is turned upnear the bracket, the clamp will be extended so as to receive the woodof a brush and firmly hold it between the clamp m and dog s, thusgreatly increasing the utility of the holder for the various purposesthat it may be desirable to use it, and the whole rendered simple ofconstruction and cheap of manufacture.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A-brush, broom, or mop holder, consisting of curved clamp-arms o,producing a cam action, in combination with the bracket h, ringnut c,ferrule a, arm r, and dog s, substantially as set forth.

PATRICK OBRIAN. CHARLES L. W. BAKER.

Witnesses:

P. S. HULL, H. W. CLARK.

